Nieves Mingueza

Photographer

Nieves Mingueza is an experimental and independent artist using photography and other visual media. Born in Spain, based in London. The often-cinematic themes in her projects have in common her fascination with old books, film stills, vintage cameras, poetry and minimal drawings. Nieves' work is ultimately about the foggy relationship between fiction and reality. Additionally, she is exploring about immigration, mental health and human conflicts. Nieves’ work has been exhibited widely, including Copeland Gallery -Peckham 24-, Les rencontres de la photographie Arles, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Retina Scottish International Photography Festival, The Royal Academy of Arts -RA Summer Exhibition 2016-, PhotoEspaña, Saatchi Gallery and Tate Britain. Publications that have featured her work include Editorial 8mm, Fisheye magazine, Der Greif magazine, Low Light Magazine, Shots magazine, Eyemazing Susan Annual Pictorial, Sarmad Magazine Book One, YET Magazine and L'oeil de la photographie, among others. The highly influential photography website Lens Culture also featured a selection of her works. Nieves’ first monograph book was released by IIKKI Books Editorial in July 2019.